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Newspaper
Port Adelaide News
Location
Port Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Date
Jun 18, 1920
Page
6
W and T Rhodes Ltd on St Vincent Street show a line of spring seated upholstered chairs. The chairs are described as exceptionally comfortable and inviting for guests on chilly nights. Priced remarkably low at only 30 shillings each.
Complaints over mud from McIlwraith McEacham Co and Huddart Parker Co wharf roads grew to a crisis when Mallyon Limited workers refused to continue. Drivers’ Union viewed mud 6 to 8 inches deep across the road, ruining boots and clothing. three colliers delayed. Harbors Board promised a sweep but warned sleepers ballast mud would be disturbed. workers quit at noon amid drenched, deplorable conditions.
Henry Davis of Queenstown pleaded guilty to drunkenness in Young street on June 1 and was fined 9 with 10 costs, core 3 days in default. He also faced a charge of indecent language with a 11 fine and 15 shillings costs or a week in prison. The hearing involved an assault accusation against Mary Anna George. Proceedings adjourned to today as a family matter with settlement hopes.
A fragment cites an estimate that at least 200000 Americans remained in France after hostilities, with many hoping to marry French women. The claim, attributed to a Paris-based American colony member and quoted by Intrusi geant via the Newvik tone, suggests why troops stayed for opportunities and energy amid uncertainty.
Timothy J. Henry of Langham Place Port Adelaide suffered severe head and neck injuries when a cargo hook snagged in a hatch beam causing the hatch to fall on him in No 2 hold of the Jacatara l at Port Adelaide on Monday evening. He was taken to Port Adelaide Casualty Hospital by Constables Mason and Allen.
New enterprise aims to mirror Semaphore success with a Wondergraph style cinema in Alberton. Local population and Port suburbs match Semaphore figures, promising strong attendance and regional convenience for evening amusements. A company is formed to proceed with the venture and secure town support.
Plans progress for a large modern theatre at land near the Diamond Jubilee Hall in Mberton to showcase high class moving pictures. Shares are being taken up, with 2/ on application and 3/ on allotment. Edward Lennon named managing director and Herbert Eley secretary. Until Alberton theatre opens, films will be shown at Port Adelaide Town Hall on Wednesdays and Saturdays from July 7, twice weekly until the new venue opens about late October.
Western Canada shows rapid growth as about ten thousand farmers join the rural population across four provinces since last March, per John Wardrop of the Canadian National Railway. Many settle in Saskatoon and around Prince Albert with land grants for veterans, plus strong banker expansion with over 200 new branches. Smoking restrictions linger on some transport and venues, but broader social change toward relaxed rules is hinted.
Cardinal Henderatius Merrier, archbishop of Matines in Belgium, denounces modern manners in a pastoral letter. He warns against cinema, costly dresses, lax parenting, and gaming. He urges a revival of war-time virtue, family discipline, and moral restraint, linking decline to fashion and indulgence.
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